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As support for Windows 10 counts down, End of 10 asks 'why not Linux?'
By Jess Kinghorn published
News What is the penguin hiding behind that enigmatic smile?

Microsoft unleashes an AI agent on your unsuspecting Windows settings, but initially only if you have a Snapdragon X-powered PC
By Jeremy Laird published
News What, no more drilling down into submenus that date from the late 1990s?

Microsoft says it wants to completely ditch passwords as it makes passwordless login the default for all new accounts
By Jeremy Laird published
News Simpler, safer sign-ins. Allegedly…

Turns out that the earliest versions of Windows 7 took longer to load depending on your choice of desktop wallpaper
By Jess Kinghorn published
News It wasn't just you left staring at the Welcome screen for 30 seconds.

Microsoft Recall finally launches for AI PC users, along with some other new features, almost one year after Copilot+ was announced
By Nick Evanson published
News If you don't have a Copilot+ PC, then no new stuff for you, which is a shame, as the improved search feature does look good.

Don't delete that mysterious 'inetpub' Windows folder, says Microsoft, as it's supposedly important for system security
By Andy Edser published
News Now sit down and eat your dinner, and stop touching things.

The Windows 95 start-up sound and the Minecraft soundtrack have been added to the US Library of Congress list of nationally significant recordings
By Andy Edser published
News One is significant to my childhood, at the very least.

Holy smokes, something that might actually be useful is coming to Copilot on Windows
By Jacob Fox published
News Did I just say 'holy smokes'?
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